The
Pixel
8a
phone
is
getting
a
new
256GB
tier,
at
least
according
to
rumblings
heard
from
retailers
by
the
usually
reliable
German
tech
news
site
WinFuture.
The
site’s
sources
also
say
it
will
come
in
four
colors,
like
the
$499
Pixel
7a,
but
it
will
cost
a
quite
a
bit
more
than
that
phone
at
€569.90,
or
about
$618
USD.
According
to
WinFuture’s
sources,
the
beefed-up
storage
version
will
cost
even
more
—
€630
(about
$684
USD)
—
putting
it
a
whiff
away
from
the
regular
Pixel
8’s
$699
price
tag.
However,
as
the
site
notes,
that
could
be
subject
to
change.
The
Pixel
8a
will
reportedly
come
in
obsidian
(black),
porcelain
(beige),
bay
(light
blue),
and
mint
(light
green).
Last
year’s
Pixel
7a
also
came
in
four
colors,
but
only
as
a
128GB
phone,
with
the
only
real
upgrade
option
being
a
5G
mmWave
option
offered
by
some
carriers
for
$50
above
its
base
price.
Interestingly,
the
article
says
that
only
the
black
version
of
the
phone
is
listed
with
a
256GB
variant.
Previous
leaks
have
said
the
8a
will
have
a
similar
form
factor
to
the
other
Pixel
8
phones
already
released,
with
similar
curves
and
two
rear
cameras
like
the
existing
base
model
in
the
lineup.
It’s
also
possible
it’ll
get
the
same
Tensor
G3
chip
and,
as
WinFuture
writes
today,
8GB
of
RAM
—
again,
like
the
Pixel
8.
The
big
differentiator,
then,
will
likely
be
the
size,
as
rumors
point
to
it
being
a
6.1-inch
phone
rather
than
a
6.3-inch
affair
like
the
Pixel
8,
but
Google
notably
threw
a
curve
ball
with
the
7a,
giving
it
a
better
main
camera
than
the
Pixel
7.
There’s
no
guarantee
that
the
company
will
do
the
same
again
this
year,
but
you
never
know
with
Google.
Maybe
it
gets
better
cameras,
but
the
monkey’s
paw
curls
as
it
artificially
holds
back
features
that
the
phone
is
perfectly
capable
of
handling.
Original author: Wes Davis
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